Programmes for six performances given at the Queen's Hall, London, between 19 April and 24 April 1915 as the Bach-Beethoven-Brahms Festival, held as a bound volume.

Concerts were given by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Henri Verbrugghen. Concert nos. 2 and 4-6 featured the Leeds Choir.

All programmes include the words of the vocal pieces, a list of the orchestral ensemble, and Analytical and Historical Notes by F. Gilbert Webb (some with musical examples).

19 April: John Coates (vocal), Arnold Dolmetsch (piccoloviolin and harpsichord), Mrs Gordon Woodhouse (harpsichord) and Miss Jenny Cullen and Mr James Scott Fleming (violin).
20 April: Bach, Mass in B minor, with Miss Carrie Tubb, Miss Phyllis Lett, Mr John Coates, Mr William Hayle and Mr Robert Radford (vocal).
21 April: Miss Sybil Vane (vocal) and Mr Arthur de Greef (piano).
22 April: including Beethoven, Mass in D, with Miss Agnes Nicholls, Miss Ruby Heyl, Mr Wester Millar and Mr Robert Radford (vocal).
23 April: Mr Evlyn Howard-Jones (piano) and Madame Kirkby Lunn (alto).
24 April: Brahms, Requiem/Beethoven, Symphony No. 9, with Miss Lilian Stiles-Allen, Miss Ruby Heyl, Mr Harold Wilde and Mr Herbert Heyner (vocal).

1915 - 1915

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Not Specific

• Woodhouse, Gordon (Mrs) -
• Wilde, Harold -
• Webb, F. Gilbert -
• Verbrugghen, Henri -
• Vane, Sybil -
• Tubb, Carrie -
• Stiles-Allen, Lillian -
• Radford, Robert -
• Nicholls, Agnes -
• Millar, Webster -
• Lunn, Kirkby 1873 - 1930
• London Symphony Orchestra -
• Lett, Phyllis -
• Leeds Choir -
• Howard-Jones, Evlyn -
• Heyner, Herbert -
• Heyl, Ruby -
• Hayle, William -
• Fleming, James Scott -
• Dolmetsch, Arnold -
• de Greef, Arthur -
• Cullen, Jenny -
• Coates, John 1865 - 1941
• Brahms, Johannes -
• Beethoven, Ludwig van -
• Bach, Johann Sebastian -

• Queen's Hall, London

• 20th century - early 1900-1930

• Analytical Notes
• Musical Examples
• Word books
• List of orchestral players
• Programme notes

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